Little Whinging
E178813
Little Whinging is a quiet, suburban English town in the Harry Potter series, best known as the home of Harry’s unpleasant Muggle relatives, the Dursleys.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Whinging canonical | 3 |
| https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Whinging | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Whinging Context triple: [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, setting, Little Whinging]
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A.
Weybridge
Weybridge is a suburban town in southeast England known for its affluent residential areas and proximity to the River Thames and major transport links into London.
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B.
Beckenham
Beckenham is a suburban town in southeast London known for its residential character, green spaces, and commuter links into central London.
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C.
Goring-on-Thames
Goring-on-Thames is a picturesque village on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, known for its historic architecture and scenic countryside setting.
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D.
Redhill
Redhill is a commuter town in southeast England known for its transport links and proximity to London within the county of Surrey.
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E.
Surrey Heath
Surrey Heath is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, encompassing towns and villages such as Bagshot, Camberley, and Frimley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Whinging Target entity description: Little Whinging is a quiet, suburban English town in the Harry Potter series, best known as the home of Harry’s unpleasant Muggle relatives, the Dursleys.
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A.
Weybridge
Weybridge is a suburban town in southeast England known for its affluent residential areas and proximity to the River Thames and major transport links into London.
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B.
Beckenham
Beckenham is a suburban town in southeast London known for its residential character, green spaces, and commuter links into central London.
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C.
Goring-on-Thames
Goring-on-Thames is a picturesque village on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, known for its historic architecture and scenic countryside setting.
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D.
Redhill
Redhill is a commuter town in southeast England known for its transport links and proximity to London within the county of Surrey.
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E.
Surrey Heath
Surrey Heath is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, encompassing towns and villages such as Bagshot, Camberley, and Frimley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
ⓘ
location in the Harry Potter series ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Diagon Alley shopping street
ⓘ
surface form:
Diagon Alley
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ The Burrow ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| describedAs |
quiet
ⓘ
suburban ⓘ |
| fandomWiki |
Little Whinging
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Whinging
|
| fictionalUniverse | Wizarding World ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
|
| genre | suburban setting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Magnolia Crescent
ⓘ
Magnolia Road ⓘ Mrs Figg's house ⓘ Privet Drive ⓘ Wisteria Walk ⓘ playground near Magnolia Crescent ⓘ primary school ⓘ railway station ⓘ secondary school ⓘ |
| hasTheme | banality of suburban life ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Muggle
ⓘ
surface form:
Muggles
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Surrey ⓘ |
| medium |
film adaptation
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Harry Potter's early home setting ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Arabella Figg
ⓘ
Dudley Dursley ⓘ Harry Potter ⓘ Petunia Dursley ⓘ Piers Polkiss ⓘ Vernon Dursley ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muggle
ⓘ
surface form:
Muggle world
|
| postalAddressExample | 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey ⓘ |
| settingForEvent |
Dementor attack on Harry and Dudley
ⓘ
Harry's childhood with the Dursleys ⓘ arrival of Hagrid to give Harry his Hogwarts letter ⓘ delivery of Harry Potter's Hogwarts letters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Whinging Description of subject: Little Whinging is a quiet, suburban English town in the Harry Potter series, best known as the home of Harry’s unpleasant Muggle relatives, the Dursleys.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Whinging